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Armistice of Steyr

When
25 December 1800
Where
town of Steyr, Austria
Part of
French Campaign in Germany and Armistice of Steyr

Archduke Charles and Moreau signed a ceasefire at Steyr on 25 December 1800, ending hostilities in Germany for thirty days.

Following the French victory at Hohenlinden on 3 December, Archduke Charles took command of the imperial armies in Germany on 17 December. With French forces 80 km from Vienna, Charles requested an armistice, which Moreau granted on 25 December. The Armistice of Steyr was signed that day in the Austrian town of Steyr by Archduke Charles and the French commander Jean Victor Moreau. It was a ceasefire between the Holy Roman Empire and the French Republic, applied only to Germany, and was to last thirty days.

Sources

  1. Armistice of Steyr Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-04
  2. Battle of Hohenlinden Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20

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